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ANALYZING ARCHAEOPTERYX Researchers mounted the block of limestone with the Archaeopteryx fossil known as “The Munich Specimen” to analyze its wing bones. The examination suggests the ancient dino-bird flapped its wings while flying.

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TINY FOSSIL The breastbone of this fossilized ancient baby bird was still mostly cartilage, rather than bone, when the bird died, meaning it wouldn’t yet have been able to fly, an analysis suggests.